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Where to find Trader Joe's discontinued items?

Anyone know who the real manufacturer of some of these popular discontinued items is? I'd be willing to pay brand name prices for foods I miss. I thought a separate thread for hints and leads would be in order.

The ones on my list:The Fine Herbs and Goat Cheese potato chips, discontinued about 2 years agoSipping Chocolate - it's seasonal and they have it in stock now, but I'm curious as to where I could find it during the year so I don't have to buy a case before it goes awayGoat Cheese pizza - not sure when they let this one go, but all of a sudden I couldn't find it anymore. It used to be the same maker as some of their other Italian pizzas, a thinnish crust, a few medallions of goat cheese, and three olives...

You might have some luck if you check the house brands of some good supermarket chains like Publix or Wegmans. I remember noticing at Publix that for some snack items, they have a greater variety of flavors under the Publix brand than the well-known national brands. Archer House (for Target) also has interesting choices.

Also, in my local supermarket, I see very similar thin-crust pizzas to at least some of the Trader Joe's offerings - medium size pies, imported from Italy, either margherita (the spelling I saw on the box, I think) or other garnishes. Target has them under the Archer House brand, IIRC, and Wegman's under the Wegman brand. I've never bought them but they look a lot better than the big brand names frozen 'zas.